Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop!

The Next Big Thing…we’d
all like to hear our book spoken of in those terms. Not likely, but who knows, I might help you find it!

I’m participating in a blog hop, exposing my
readers to some new authors. For those of you who aren’t familiar with a blog
hop, it’s a series of posts linked to each other across the web. I’d like to
thank Staci Stallings for tagging me to participate!

It came years ago in a dream I had. I got up the next morning and wrote it all down.

What genre does your book fall under?

Science Fiction.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in
a movie rendition?

I’d choose Amanda Seyfried to play Bethany and Chris
O’Donnell to play Josiah.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

Bethany has spent her entire life expecting to die for her
faith; now that her world has been invaded she must decide whether she’s
willing to live for it.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an
agency?

I’m fortunate to be represented by JessicaKirkland from the Blythe Daniels Agency.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your
manuscript?

This particular book took a while to pull together. The actual writing only took about a year, but I had the idea about twenty-three years ago. I knew I didn’t have the
skills to write it at that time, so I waited until I could do it well. And I’m so
glad I did!

What other books would you compare this story to within your
genre?

I read a lot of the scifi classics,
and I’d never compare the caliber of my book to those of the masters. But I’ve
been told it has the flavor of the Anne McCaffrey Planet Pirate series.

Who or What inspired you to write this book?

As I mentioned above, I dreamed this story. I felt like it was a
gift, and I wanted to honor that gift by following through with it.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? With this
book, I’m moving from a strictly non-fiction author and adding fiction to my
repertoire.

Now I invite you to visit these next 5 blogs to meet more authors! They'll be posting their answers to the questions above on December 19.